Starbucks made waves in March when it launched a campaign in which the slogan “Race Together” adorned its cups. The move was intended to spark a discussion about race and diversity among employees and customers.
Starbucks’ campaign ended shortly after it started; critics thought the initiative was...

What is Captain D’s working on in menu development today?
We’ve been around a long time; the company was founded in 1969. For much of that time, we were a batter-and-breading house. The fish and chips has been and still is our No. 1 selling item. The grill is probably the biggest news for us in...

Consumers are drinking more … coffee and specialty beverages, that is. According to the National Restaurant Association’s annual forecast, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars are estimated to witness a 5.2 percent sales boost in 2015.
This burgeoning popularity helps explain how two sister...

When President Barack Obama announced a sweeping change to the country’s overtime pay law on June 30, the ripples from the first proposed adjustment in decades were immediately felt throughout the retail industry.
To some employees, it could spell the end of working extra hours without additional...

Putting a dish like pasta in a cone might seem like a wholly American way to rush through a leisurely meal. But for Emanuele Attala, chef and co-owner of the Spaghetti Incident in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the inspiration came from his hometown of Rimini, Italy.
“During the summer they do a...

Technology has long been lauded as the saving grace of an industry that relies heavily on efficiency, but amidst all of the marketing, hopes, and hype, it can be hard to tell what the big picture of restaurant tech really looks like for operators on a day-to-day basis. In an enlightening...

I remember falling in love with Capriotti’s in college. My roommate, lifetime friend, and now current business partner came home one day praising Capriotti’s as the best sandwich he had ever had. After a week, he practically dragged me there himself. He was right: It was the best sandwich I'd ever...

On the heels of the launch of the private-sector led 100,000 Opportunities Initiative to increase hiring of America’s opportunity youth, Starbucks today announced two key strategic initiatives to support economic development and social change in diverse, urban communities by helping young people...

Starbucks is bringing back a customer favorite, the Mocha Coconut Frappuccino blended beverage. It’s available beginning on July 23 in participating U.S. and Canada Starbucks stores while supplies last.

Mocha Coconut Frappuccino blended beverage is made with Starbucks signature...

Villa Enterprises, global multi-brand restaurant operator and franchisor, announced they have renamed South Philly Steaks & Fries, and redesigned the popular, nearly thirty-year-old quick serve restaurant concept to South Philly Cheesesteaks & Fries. When the new South Philly Cheesesteak...

Brevard Achievement Center (BAC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency headquartered in Rockledge, Florida, that serves people with disabilities, announced that it will bring the first of five Teriyaki Madness restaurants to Florida under the ownership of Brevard Achievement Center Franchise LLC (BAC...

Penn Station East Coast Subs, the fast-casual restaurant known for its grilled, made-to-order sub sandwiches, will celebrate its annual “Fry Day” Thursday, July 16, by giving away the brand’s signature made-to-order, fresh-cut fries with any sub purchase.

The overall perception of quick-service restaurants has trended downward as a category with Subway still managing to maintain its brand as the top achiever for the period. Subway decided to forgo the use of artificial ingredients in its menu and showed America how much it loved guacamole by...

Blimpie, the iconic American sandwich chain, has recently announced the Everything Italian promotion, featuring a flavorful new bread paired with several of Blimpie's delicious subs. This limited-time offer will begin on July 6 and run through October 5.

For 15-year-old Michael Kincade, his dream of meeting Mike Trout, MVP center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, got a little sweeter when Chronic Tacos helped fulfill his wish by donating the opportunity to throw the honorary first pitch of the June 23 Angels game against the Houston...

As most of the food industry knows, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced an extension to the rule released last year requiring that restaurant chains and retailers provide customers with calorie counts on available food and beverages by December 1, 2015.Now restaurants have an e

The minimum wage is on the mind of most quick-service operators today, especially as many states and cities pass regulations that bump the minimum wage upward.But when Moo Cluck Moo founder Brian Parker and his team first sat down to discuss employee pay, he says, the minimum wage wasn’t even

Q: Should our restaurant offer delivery service?A: These days, everyone seems to be doing delivery, right? Starbucks, Chipotle, McDonald’s, and Taco Bell are some of the big chains that have recently announced tests or rollouts of delivery service.